It was a long travel day, but Tim did an excellent job of driving and we arrived here around 6:30pm. We made 2 stops for gas, and then another surprise stop at a national monument we had no idea about. We missed an entrance ramp and ended up on a back road where we saw a sign for the George Washington Carver National Monument. Nicholas had done a report on him a couple of years ago, so Tim and I both wanted to see the monument. It was actually more like a visitor's center with a lot of things from his life on display. He really was an amazing man. Born into slavery, but with a thirst for knowledge that couldn't be quenched. His research discovered hundreds of uses for peanuts and soybeans and sweet potatoes, etc. But he was also a talented musician with a voice, and he even crocheted. It was a nice break in a long travel day, and about the only picture we cpatured for the day. So here it is. We'll probably have more tomorrow. Blessings!

Tim & Jodie

Tim and Jodie have been married since Nov. 5, 1988. Tim is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and retired city of Tampa Firefighter. Jodie is a happily laid off IBM/AT&T 21 yr veteran employee turned stay-at-home home-schooling mom (say that fast three times!). She works very part-time for a local Christian author and speaker. They have four wonderful children: triplets Nathan, Nicole, and Noah born 11/16/97 and Nicholas born 5/16/99.